The secret river
by Kate Grenville
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 1920885757
- ISBN 13
- 9781920885755
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About This Item
Melbourne, Australia: Text Pub.. Good. 20 x 15cm. Paperback. 2005. 358 pages. Cover worn. Spine frayed.<br>334 pages ; 25 cm Willia m Thornhill is sentenced in 1806 to be transported to New South W ales for the term of his natural life. With his wife Sal and chil dren in tow, he arrives in a harsh land that feels at first like a death sentence. But among the convicts there is a whisper that freedom ... .
Synopsis
The Secret River, written by Kate Grenville in 2005, is a historical fiction about an early 19th century Englishman transported to Australia for theft. The story begins with an insightful flashback to England, and goes on to explore issues surrounding the question of what might have happened when Europeans colonised land already inhabited by Aboriginal people. According to a review in The Telegraph, The Secret River has more action than Grenville's previous novel,The Idea of Perfection.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 738y
- Title
- The secret river
- Author
- Kate Grenville
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1920885757
- ISBN 13
- 9781920885755
- Publisher
- Text Pub.
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne, Australia
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- penal, colonies, --, australia, --, new, south, wales, --, fiction,land, tenure, --, australia, --, new, south, wales, --, fiction,land, tenure,penal, colonies,new, south, wales, --, history, --, 19th, century, --, fiction,new, south, wales
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- Fiction;
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